The Microcosm of London

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  • London: Ackermann, 1810
By Ackermann, Rudolph ; Rowlandson, Thomas; Augustus Pugin
London: Ackermann, 1810. First edition. Quarto, 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. 334 x 270 mm. Each volume with a wood-engraved title and engraved dedication. (vol.1) iv, 231; (vol. 2) vvi, 239; (vol. 3) vi, 280, (3 leaves index); text, plus 104 colored aquatints after drawings by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin. Three-quarter calf, boards detached. Foxing to preliminary pages, offset from plates to facing text pages, otherwise text and plates clean and fresh. Later issue with plates having discernible watermarks dated 1808 (5), 1809,(1), 1816 (2) and 1831 (4). Tooley 7; Abbey, Scenery, 212.

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Title

The Microcosm of London

Author

Ackermann, Rudolph ; Rowlandson, Thomas; Augustus Pugin

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Ackermann: London

Date

1810

Edition

First edition


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